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Global Winds and Coriolis Effect

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

6th Grade

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Global Winds and Coriolis Effect
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which global winds move FROM the east to the west?

Doldrums

Cauldrons

Westerlies

Easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?

The Moon

Earth's interior (inside)

Gravity

The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

high; low

low; high

medium; high

low; medium

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

what is the coriolis effect?

change in location of warm and cold surface water every 2-7 years

tendency of objects moving large distances on Earth’s surface to bend to the right in the northern hemisphere & to the left in the southern hemisphere

winds in northern Indian ocean that blow from the southwest in the summer & from the northeast in winter

two layers of horizontal winds moving in opposite directions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

the Earth to rotate on its axis

earthquakes

global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

the Earth to revolve around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Westerlies blow in which direction?

West to East

North to South

South to North

East to West

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Easterlies blow in which direction?

East to West

North to South

South to North

West to East

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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